Kent Farrington and George Morris talk shop (Shannon Brinkman/USEF) Wellington, FL – Four horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to jump at the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by CN on Friday, March 5. The following horse/rider combinations have been named: Ashlee Bond/24/Hidden Hills, CA/Apache/10/Selle FrancaisxTB/Little Valley Farm Kent Farrington/29/Chicago, IL/United/9/Dutch Warmblood/G/RCG Farm Lauren Hough/32/Wellington,...

Photo by Sue Stickle (Arlene "Tuny" Page and Wild One won the Grand Prix Musical Freestyle during the 2009 Palm Beach Dressage Derby.) The best dressage riders in the world will soon descend on Loxahatchee, FL, all with the goal of becoming a winner at one of the country’s most prestigious dressage competitions—the 27th Annual Palm Beach Dressage Derby. This year’s Palm Beach Dressage Derby, March 4-7, has an added bonus for attracting top riders as it is a qualifier for the Selection...

Peter Wetherill's Cedric Winning Gold in 2008 (Shannon Brinkman/USEF) Peter Widener Wetherill passed away of natural causes on February 19th 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. Peter was raised at Happy Hill Farm in Newtown Square Pennsylvania by his mother the late Ella Widener Wetherill and his late father Cortright Wetherill. He is survived by his brother Cortright Wetherill Jr, his sister in law Janice N. Wetherill and their children Amanda Widener Wetherill Holmes...

2009 Festival Winner GP Raymeister (SusanJStickle.com) Lexington, KY – Bids are now being accepted by the United States Equestrian Federation® from photographers who would like to be considered for the position of “Official Photographer for the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions.” The championships return to the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ over two weekends August 6-8 and August 13-15, 2010. These championships showcase the best American dressage...

Photo Courtesy JRPR (Lauren Sammis, left, won the FEI Test of Choice aboard High Field’s Casimirov, owned by Paula Runnells.) Courtney King-Dye and Grandioso III, owned by Hampton Green Farms, turned in an award-winning ride in the Intermediaire II class at the Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI. The class was sponsored by Sho Clothes, and King-Dye and Grandioso rode away with a beautiful scrim from the upscale dressage boutique in Wellington that specializes in the latest and...

As the flowers begin to blossom and a new season begins, the Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show is looking forward to “sprouting” some participation by making some major changes to the previous year’s show. In particular, the show has been moved to the new state-of-the-art indoor facility at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, which will house some of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games' events later this year. The new arena, footing and stabling is expected to enhance the experience...

St. Christopher's Horse Show will return to Pennsylvania's picturesque Lebanon Valley region, May 12-16, 2010, at the historic Quentin Riding Club in Quentin, PA. St. Christopher's features hunter and jumper competitions for all ages and ability levels, from children's and pony classes to amateur-owner classics. United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) "AA"-rated hunter classes, a hunter breeding division, and exciting jumper action highlight this year's schedule. "We're very excited to be...

Lexington, KY – Longstanding relationships are one of the things that build success in equestrian sport, and 2010 marks the fifth year of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) ensuring that its 90,000 members have the support of the best glove manufacturer in the business. Heritage and the USEF have renewed their relationship for another year, and Heritage remains “the Official Glove of the USEF.” Heritage offers a complete line of equestrian riding gloves built for the professional...

Endurance Rider Ellyn Rapp will Swap these Soggy KY Cup Conditions for the Desert in Abu Dhabi (Anna Studdenny) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by two endurance riders at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Al Wathba President’s Cup in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. This prestigious 160 km race is one of the premier events on the international endurance circuit and takes place on February 13, 2010. Riding for the US will be: Ellyn Rapp on Belshazzar and...

Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC, a premiere horse show management company, would like to clarify that dogs will be permitted at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010. Contrary to earlier speculation that dogs would not be permitted on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park this show season because of veterinary protocol relating to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, the Kentucky Horse Park's Special Events Department has declared that there will be no change in the dog policy, and that dogs will...